Houston agrees to home-and-home football series with Louisville

Houston has agreed to a home-and-home football series with Louisville for 2015 and 2016, the school announced Friday.
The Cougars will play at Louisville on Sept. 12, 2015, and host the Cardinals on Nov. 19, 2016. Louisville will join the Atlantic Coast Conference beginning with the 2014 season.

“We’ve been committed to scheduling quality opponents that reward our fans and provide great competition for our team. When you look at the success sustained by Louisville, we feel like we’ve covered those two factors,” said Mack Rhoades, UH vice president for intercollegiate athletics. “We’ve had great competition with Louisville in the past as evident by the series record, and we look forward to keeping the spirited rivalry alive.”